PHONE ARENA – The Netherlands' antitrust watchdog, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), said that Apple will allow its customers to pay for various Dutch dating apps by using different payment options embedded in such apps putting an end to a dispute that left Apple on the hook for $53M in fines. Under the new rules imposed by Apple, dating app developers will still have to pay Apple a commission for purchases made outside of its App Store payment platform albeit with a slight discount. Those who were paying Apple 30% of the value of an in-app transaction related to a dating app will now pay it 27%. Apple released a statement today that says, "We don't believe some of these changes are in the best interests of our users' privacy or data security. As we've previously said, we disagree with the ACM's original order and are appealing it."
by Alan Friedman
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